I'm going to condense my thoughts here into one word: awful. This is another example of someone thinking they are saving money by doing their own website. It's false economy mate.
1. The design.
a)You have used too much of a low-res bubble image.
b)You have used animated flags....aahh!
c)The logo is very unimaginative.
2. NEVER EVER call a page 'page1.html. Instead, name the page after what it is about, e.g 'about-aura-photography.htm,'
3. Well, you need help with the copy, i don't really get what it's about and i definetly don't go away feeling sold to...
Its a shame as it seems like an original idea and i feel you would have your own niche market but you are no where near to exploiting it.
I would encourage you and your Dutch friend to seriously consider getting a professional website designer to help you out.
My company would definetly be able to, with a 5 page website, hosting and 5 email accounts for £495. You can add on bits at any stage. We are ISO 9001 accredited and have experience of projects ranging from helping sole traders to the Government. Let me know if you are interested. www.webtacular.co.uk
-Rob
demonhale posted this at 15:32 — 21st August 2005.
Listen to Rob... Nothing much going on on your front page to comment that isnt commented already... I suggest You also read the forum threads about making your site...
karriston posted this at 16:40 — 22nd August 2005.
I take it that you're new at web designing? Well, here's my opinion, it may sound harsh but it's for the best!
The only word to describe it is ugly. This site is just gut wrenchingly abysmal.
That background image isn't doing anything for you. It's like early 90s wallpaper. I hurts your eyes and is generally awful.
Your banner should be in the exact center, it looks neater and your eyes dont have to go searching for it.
The images seem to be unorganised. Try to keep a pattern, like maybe down the side or across the bottom?
Get rid of the scrolling javascript, or at least make it mingle with the background. There doesn't seem to be a need for it, there isn't much info in it. You could just put it as normal text and it would look much more attractive.
The counter looks ugly. Get it rid of it, it looks unprofessional.
The neon purple around the edges of the table are ugly! It just doesn't work
The camera sound whenever you change site is kind of........annoying. Maybe some very light background music instead, if you even decide to keep the sound.
You haven't done half bad keeping a theme going, but you should keep the site navigation the same on everypage. It looks way better.
In addition to the design problems, the site also makes almost no attempt to explain what your service is. You make some kind of picture that glows, apparently. It's also full of grammatical errors, from the very beginning: "Need an icebreaker during your Event looking for a unique personal gift."
Don't use CAPS. Ever. Same goes for purple text on a black background.
It's a good first (I'm guessing) effort at a website. Believe me, I've been through a time when I thought a bunch of different colors, and links all over the place, was really cool, but it's not. It's very unprofessional and turns people away.
Kurtis
reggaetonking posted this at 00:17 — 4th September 2005.
ok people, I have now completely changed the web site karmacolors.co.uk
so if anyone can give it another look and give their comments I would appreciate it very much. I am having one problem with it, and it is naming the home page, I did change it from index html and when i checked it in browser a different page came up.
I am new to this so please give a honest review and not a slagging off one.
Regards, Ray.
baldrick posted this at 13:24 — 18th September 2005.
Well, I can't remember what the original site looked like but it sounds like this is a vast improvement!
RAY,B. wrote: I am new to this so please give a honest review and not a slagging off one.
Apologies if anyone here has caused any offence Ray and do feel free to let a mod/admin know if someone is overstepping the mark.
As vibins said your titles should be a little more comprehensive, this is important, especially when you consider that's mainly what Google users see when your site appears in a results page.
Your logo - and I don't know how much you can do about this - looks very 1980's, it's that gradient effect that was really popular at the time and also the font is very Buck Rogers. Again, I'm not sure how much you can do about this.
Try making the design one width, it looks a bit uncoordinated at the moment, when it's a single width you can place some kind of border (real or assumed) around the whole thing.
I found it a bit difficult to find the menu, in this case I believe it would work better along the top of the page (just beneath the banner). Also you seem to be repeating the same thing twice with "Karmacolors" and "Aura Photography" both appearing twice at the top of the page, this seems to be a bit of a waste of space.
Hope this helps, certainly sounds like it's better than the last attempt so you're making progress.
Just keep the content the same width as the banner and the footer like jeeves said. It is hard to find the menu so maybe put it in a pink div. I also like the forward and back links at the botom of the menu but its hard to tell wich page your on so put a header at the top in large letters.
PS. I think you copyright should have the date it was created on in it.
RAY,B. posted this at 21:28 — 18th September 2005.
Thanks for all your replies, I have made some of the alterations suggested and I do think they have made an improvement, I have also tried to take the banner right across the page but when I preview it in the browser it has not moved any further.
any way it's my bed time now so thanks again and take care.
Regards, Ray.
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robfenn posted this at 13:38 — 21st August 2005.
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I'm going to condense my thoughts here into one word: awful. This is another example of someone thinking they are saving money by doing their own website. It's false economy mate.
1. The design.
a)You have used too much of a low-res bubble image.
b)You have used animated flags....aahh!
c)The logo is very unimaginative.
2. NEVER EVER call a page 'page1.html. Instead, name the page after what it is about, e.g 'about-aura-photography.htm,'
3. Well, you need help with the copy, i don't really get what it's about and i definetly don't go away feeling sold to...
Its a shame as it seems like an original idea and i feel you would have your own niche market but you are no where near to exploiting it.
I would encourage you and your Dutch friend to seriously consider getting a professional website designer to help you out.
My company would definetly be able to, with a 5 page website, hosting and 5 email accounts for £495. You can add on bits at any stage. We are ISO 9001 accredited and have experience of projects ranging from helping sole traders to the Government. Let me know if you are interested. www.webtacular.co.uk
-Rob
demonhale posted this at 15:32 — 21st August 2005.
He has: 3,278 posts
Joined: May 2005
Listen to Rob... Nothing much going on on your front page to comment that isnt commented already... I suggest You also read the forum threads about making your site...
karriston posted this at 16:40 — 22nd August 2005.
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Joined: May 2005
I take it that you're new at web designing? Well, here's my opinion, it may sound harsh but it's for the best!
The only word to describe it is ugly. This site is just gut wrenchingly abysmal.
That background image isn't doing anything for you. It's like early 90s wallpaper. I hurts your eyes and is generally awful.
Your banner should be in the exact center, it looks neater and your eyes dont have to go searching for it.
The images seem to be unorganised. Try to keep a pattern, like maybe down the side or across the bottom?
Get rid of the scrolling javascript, or at least make it mingle with the background. There doesn't seem to be a need for it, there isn't much info in it. You could just put it as normal text and it would look much more attractive.
The counter looks ugly. Get it rid of it, it looks unprofessional.
The neon purple around the edges of the table are ugly! It just doesn't work
The camera sound whenever you change site is kind of........annoying. Maybe some very light background music instead, if you even decide to keep the sound.
You haven't done half bad keeping a theme going, but you should keep the site navigation the same on everypage. It looks way better.
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dougadam posted this at 17:02 — 23rd August 2005.
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Its extra work to have to download plugins to view your index page. I would try to make it as easy as you can for your audience to view your site.
bja888 (not verified) posted this at 02:15 — 24th August 2005.
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opening your site almost crashed my browser..... and I have a good computer.
kusdumdotcom posted this at 17:09 — 24th August 2005.
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agree with rob. it needs a lot of work............this is not 1995's..
!!
we are in 2005
msburton posted this at 16:17 — 25th August 2005.
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In addition to the design problems, the site also makes almost no attempt to explain what your service is. You make some kind of picture that glows, apparently. It's also full of grammatical errors, from the very beginning: "Need an icebreaker during your Event looking for a unique personal gift."
Don't use CAPS. Ever. Same goes for purple text on a black background.
Less is more.
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kusdumdotcom posted this at 17:11 — 25th August 2005.
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look at more sites.... still in a really really old box..that's the thing..
RAY,B. posted this at 12:07 — 29th August 2005.
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Thanks all for your replies, I am scrapping the site and I am now working on a complete new one, (which I hope will get better reviews).
Ray.
02bunced posted this at 12:42 — 29th August 2005.
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Good luck with it!
kazimmerman posted this at 23:44 — 30th August 2005.
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It's a good first (I'm guessing) effort at a website. Believe me, I've been through a time when I thought a bunch of different colors, and links all over the place, was really cool, but it's not. It's very unprofessional and turns people away.
Kurtis
reggaetonking posted this at 00:17 — 4th September 2005.
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Rob said everything that came to my mind!!
RAY,B. posted this at 11:10 — 18th September 2005.
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ok people, I have now completely changed the web site karmacolors.co.uk
so if anyone can give it another look and give their comments I would appreciate it very much. I am having one problem with it, and it is naming the home page, I did change it from index html and when i checked it in browser a different page came up.
I am new to this so please give a honest review and not a slagging off one.
Regards, Ray.
baldrick posted this at 13:24 — 18th September 2005.
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O no naming a page home is just as bad. People looking for your service on google are not very likely to click on a link that says home.
Try somthing like Karmacolors.co.uk: Profesional aura photography
You also seem to be having some alignment issues. Whaen i have more time i will have a closer look.
JeevesBond posted this at 15:48 — 18th September 2005.
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Well, I can't remember what the original site looked like but it sounds like this is a vast improvement!
Apologies if anyone here has caused any offence Ray and do feel free to let a mod/admin know if someone is overstepping the mark.
As vibins said your titles should be a little more comprehensive, this is important, especially when you consider that's mainly what Google users see when your site appears in a results page.
Your logo - and I don't know how much you can do about this - looks very 1980's, it's that gradient effect that was really popular at the time and also the font is very Buck Rogers. Again, I'm not sure how much you can do about this.
Try making the design one width, it looks a bit uncoordinated at the moment, when it's a single width you can place some kind of border (real or assumed) around the whole thing.
I found it a bit difficult to find the menu, in this case I believe it would work better along the top of the page (just beneath the banner). Also you seem to be repeating the same thing twice with "Karmacolors" and "Aura Photography" both appearing twice at the top of the page, this seems to be a bit of a waste of space.
Hope this helps, certainly sounds like it's better than the last attempt so you're making progress.
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baldrick posted this at 17:59 — 18th September 2005.
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Just keep the content the same width as the banner and the footer like jeeves said. It is hard to find the menu so maybe put it in a pink div. I also like the forward and back links at the botom of the menu but its hard to tell wich page your on so put a header at the top in large letters.
PS. I think you copyright should have the date it was created on in it.
RAY,B. posted this at 21:28 — 18th September 2005.
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Thanks for all your replies, I have made some of the alterations suggested and I do think they have made an improvement, I have also tried to take the banner right across the page but when I preview it in the browser it has not moved any further.
any way it's my bed time now so thanks again and take care.
Regards, Ray.
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